“Negotiations have progressed” to relocate the antiquities – also called the Elginia Marbles – which have been stolen from Athens greater than 200 years in the past and at the moment are on show within the British Museum. This was said by Irini Stamatoudi, professor of Legislation on the College of Nicosia and member of the Advisory Committee for the Parthenon Sculptures. She advised BBC Radio 4's Right this moment program that she believes “a deal is shut” however will not be certain if that deal is “shut sufficient”.
The information comes at a time when Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Keir Starmer met for talks in Downing Avenue, though the British Prime Minister mentioned that the difficulty will not be on the agenda. The sculptures weren’t mentioned in the beginning of the assembly, in keeping with Downing Avenue's official account. The assembly comes amid reviews that talks have lately superior on a deal to maneuver the sculptures to Athens.
He additionally mentioned that the Greek authorities has proposed a “cultural, strategic partnership”, which would come with different antiquities being despatched to the British Museum to fill the gallery that might be left empty if the Sculptors have been to return. Negotiations over what might be despatched to the British Museum are “confidential”, Professor Stamatoudi mentioned, including that whereas she was not personally concerned on this spherical of talks, she believed it will embody “antiquities that entice public consideration”.
The professor additionally advised the BBC that the return of the Parthenon Sculptures is one thing “all Greeks are captivated with”, because the antiquities are broadly thought-about to be a part of the nation's “cultural heritage”.
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